The one thing that my toddler absolutely loves is any type of spaghetti or noodles or pasta. He eats it like a pro, with absolutely no help from me. I don’t have any idea where he learnt to eat pasta like that but I am so glad he loves it. Follows then that I want to make it as many times as possible. Now here comes the twist, for him I get only wheat pasta but for the sauce I really do not want to give him the white sauce which is made with all purpose flour. That is when I started making this sauce for him and frankly it tatstes so good that all of us eat it. It is so healthy and yummy at the same time. I have been able to incorporate so many healthy ingredents in this one recipe that it makes for a perfect meal for him.

With this one pasta I am able to also feed him so many vegetables too. Added bonus is he loves this 😊.

Here is the recipe below, it is quite easy to make too.

Prep time : 10 mins

Cooking time : 15 mins

Ingredients :

Wheat spaghetti pasta – 1 bowl

Baby Spinach leaves , chopped – 1 cup

Brocolli florets – 1/2 cup

Carrots, diced – 1/4 cup

Zuchhini slice -1/4 cup

Baby corn, diced – 1/4 cup

Button Mushrooms, chopped – 1/4 cup

Spring onion leaves, chopped – 1/4 cup

Chicken stock – 1/2 cup

Garlic cloves – 8/10

Onion slices – 1/2

Oregano – 1 tsp

Olive oil – 1 spoon

Cheddar Cheese, grated or 1 slice – 2 tbsp ( optional)

Whole milk ( full cream) – 2 cups

Chicken cubed boiled ( optional) – 50 gms

Method:

Boil brocolli, carrots, zuchhini and baby corn with a pinch of salt till they are more than half done

Strain the vegetables and in the same water add the pasta, add half a spoon of olive oil and cook till the pasta is al dente

I use the water for boiling in such a quantity that it is almost all used up by the time the pasta is done. If you have any left over then you can add this in the pasta

In a wide pan, add olive oil, and fry garlic and the onions till soft

Add the mushrooms next and let it cook on low flame for 3 mins

Next add the spinach leaves and cook on low flame.

The spinach will soon wilt, now add the spaghetti and the rest of the boiled vegetables

Add the oregano and the chicken stock

Let it cook for a minute

Now add the full cream milk

Sprinkle salt as per taste, keeping in mind that the stock will have some salt in it too